Leadership & Collaboration

Leadership is often discussed in isolated aspects. Sometimes it's about attitude. Sometimes about structures. Sometimes about communication or resilience. Throughout this series, it's become clear that each of these perspectives has its validity – and at the same time, taken on its own...

Leadership is often described as a professional role. As a function within the organizational chart. As a task with clearly defined expectations. Throughout this series, it has become clear how much leadership is shaped by attitude, logic, focus, and mode. And yet, one remains...

Leadership is often described in terms of competence, attitude, or decision-making logic. Throughout this article series, it has become clear how much leadership is shaped by internal classifications, systemic rationalities, and established priorities. But that is...

Leadership is not only demonstrated in what is decided, nor solely in the rules by which decisions are made. The previous article focused on logic – the rationalities that determine what is considered reasonable, what must be justified, and…

Leadership rarely begins where we expect it to, because it doesn't start with decisions, conversations, or visible actions, but before that. The previous article in this series dealt with mindset and thus the inner framework from which situations...

Leadership rarely begins where we expect it. Not in the meeting room, not in the feedback session, not in the strategic decision. It begins more quietly – in the internal assessment of a situation, even before a word is spoken. While we discuss,…

Leadership is not a static state. It is a process that unfolds between people – or doesn't. And that's precisely what always irritates me in discussions about leadership. Because it's often spoken about so casually, as if it were clear what is meant by...

Healthy leadership is often associated with self-optimization. With the idea of organizing oneself better, becoming more resilient, or remaining permanently capable. However, this perspective often falls short. Because it shifts a structural problem…

Many leaders associate development with acquiring new skills, methods, or tools. The leadership training market clearly reflects this: new concepts, new programs, often linked to clear step-by-step approaches. Especially…

In conversations with executives, one observation repeatedly emerges. The moment when leadership becomes difficult is rarely the big conflict or the complex decision. More often, it's the many small situations in between – the moment when you…

Leadership in complex systems is rarely straightforward. Decisions must be made under time pressure, responsibility is high, and emotional strain is part of everyday life. At the same time, classic leadership recipes reach their limits where situations…